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Famous Mathematicians
1. Archimedes was the first to give a scientific method for calculating ________.
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2. _____________ was the creator of the Cartesian plane which is made up of x and y axis.
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3. ___________ was one of the world’s first famous female mathematicians. Though many people disapproved, she worked hard and wrote several books about mathematics and science. http://www.mathgoodies.com/articles/stories.html
4. The first digital calculator was created by 19 year-old _________ in 1642.
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5. _____________ gave the first clear and consistent definition of an infinite set (a set of numbers which is limitless).
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6. _____________ is the author of the “parallel postulate” which states that one, and only one,
line can be drawn through a point parallel to a given line.
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7. The parallel postulate says that parallel lines never intersect. This was believed to be true until ___________ discovered “non-Euclidean geometries.”
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8. ___________ wrote a book about calculus that brought together the worlds of Liebnitz and Newton.
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9. __________'s last words were “Don’t disturb my circles.”
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10. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and _________ were co-creators of modern calculus.
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1. Archimedes was the first to give a scientific method for calculating ________.
http://mathematicianspictures.com/About%20The%20Mathematicians.htm
2. _____________ was the creator of the Cartesian plane which is made up of x and y axis.
http://mathematicianspictures.com/About%20The%20Mathematicians.htm
3. ___________ was one of the world’s first famous female mathematicians. Though many people disapproved, she worked hard and wrote several books about mathematics and science. http://www.mathgoodies.com/articles/stories.html
4. The first digital calculator was created by 19 year-old _________ in 1642.
http://mathematicianspictures.com/About%20The%20Mathematicians.htm
5. _____________ gave the first clear and consistent definition of an infinite set (a set of numbers which is limitless).
http://mathematicianspictures.com/About%20The%20Mathematicians.htm
6. _____________ is the author of the “parallel postulate” which states that one, and only one,
line can be drawn through a point parallel to a given line.
http://mathematicianspictures.com/About%20The%20Mathematicians.htm
7. The parallel postulate says that parallel lines never intersect. This was believed to be true until ___________ discovered “non-Euclidean geometries.”
http://mathematicianspictures.com/About%20The%20Mathematicians.htm
8. ___________ wrote a book about calculus that brought together the worlds of Liebnitz and Newton.
http://www.mathgoodies.com/articles/stories.html
9. __________'s last words were “Don’t disturb my circles.”
http://mathematicianspictures.com/About%20The%20Mathematicians.htm
10. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and _________ were co-creators of modern calculus.
http://mathematicianspictures.com/About%20The%20Mathematicians.htm